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- ↑ "Barranquilla light rail project moves forward". 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "Barranquilla plans a tram line for its metro". 7 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "Public transport in Barranquilla: New LRT to supplement current BRT". 1 March 2018.